Animals
By Animals Correspondent Woburn Safari Park is celebrating a heart-warming new arrival, a tiny Guianan squirrel monkey baby, born to first-time mum Willow and dad Murphy! The newborn arrived in the early hours of 15th November, and keepers were delighted to find it already clinging tightly to Willow’s back.
People
By Human Interest Correspondent School friends reunited thanks to a Stagecoach bus trip after decades apart are now starring in the bus company's Christmas adverts. Pensioners Brenda Parry and Barbara Chorley hadn't seen each other since they were at primary school in Kendal - 68 years
Charities
By Charities Correspondent Last year, Richard Iles, a homeowner in Winterbourne Down near Bristol, decorated his house with more than 150,000 Christmas lights, raising over £15,000 in aid of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. For Christmas 2025, Richard is taking the display to an extraordinary new level
Charities
By Community Correspondent Bristol Airport and DHL have teamed up to co-ordinate the donation of toiletries to people experiencing homelessness across Bristol and Somerset - as well as unused baby items for families in vulnerable circumstances. The initiative began when James Barker, Facilities Supervisor at Bristol Airport, raised the challenge
Animals
By Arts & Culture Correspondent The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have revealed their 2025 winner, with UK photographer Mark Meth-Cohn taking the top spot for his perfectly timed image High Five. The photograph, captured earlier this year in Rwanda, shows a young gorilla mid-stride in what appears to be a
Charities
By Community Correspondent Frome Vale Academy has opened its brand-new kitchen space with the launch of a flagship culinary event delivered in partnership with local charity CRuNCH. The new kitchen – designed and built by the academy’s Building Services Manager, Ricki Petchey – was brought to life through free labour generously
charities
By Charities Correspondent The mother of a teenage cardiac arrest survivor and one of the stars of the BBC One documentary series Ambulance will be among the readers at London Ambulance Charity’s first-ever carol service next week. Together in Song will take place on Tuesday 16 December at St
Animals
By Animals Correspondent The Donkey Sanctuary in Devon was illuminated by the warm glow of thousands of candles on Friday evening, as the charity held its annual Carols by Candlelight service. Hosted by celebrant and former BBC Radio Bristol presenter, Emma Britton, The Donkey Sanctuary’s choir led proceedings with
People
By Community Correspondent An American Coast Guard has returned to the scene of her accident in South Wales, a year after a significant ankle injury saw her rescued by Coastguards from Penarth Coastguard Rescue Team. US Coast Guard Dr Cynthia Woodlock was visiting South Wales when she fell and sustained
Schools
By Schools Correspondent Students at Chilton Trinity School in Bridgwater, Somerset—part of the Futura Learning Partnership—have created a flourishing eco-garden for generations to enjoy. The garden, rich in nature, plants, and biodiversity, is now being used by hundreds of students every day. The entire community helped with the
Mental Health
By Mental Health Correspondent Morrisons teamed up with the 1 Million Minutes campaign, which asked people to donate their time rather than money to combat loneliness. To support the campaign, Talking Tills were introduced at Morrisons stores nationwide, offering customers the chance to spend a little more time at the
Animals
By Conservation Correspondent The range of red squirrels in the Scottish Highlands has increased by more than 25% after a 10-year reintroduction project by rewilding charity Trees for Life. Surveys show over a dozen new populations are now thriving and breeding successfully, with many spreading and linking up. Trees for
Jill Dando news
Story by Good News Room reporters at Heron’s Moor School Photo by Elliott, age 9 Twenty enthusiastic pupils at Heron’s Moor School have become the latest young reporters to launch a children-led Good News Room, sharing positive stories about their school, community—and beyond. In just one hour,
People
By Community Correspondent Walliscote Primary School – a school community representing 47 spoken languages – met at St Paul’s Church in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in an event hosted by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset, Mr Mohammed Saddiq. Their choir, conducted by school Headteacher Shelley Flanagan, opened the service with the first verse of
Jill Dando News
By Jill Dando News The first-ever graduate of the Jill Dando News Network has praised the rapid expansion of the Good News Room project, calling it a life-changing scheme that is now spreading positivity across schools, communities, and the world. Olivia, 21, now studying medicine at Bristol University joined Jill
By Community Correspondent For the third consecutive year, The Grand Pier’s resident Christmas menace, the Grinch, swapped his holiday-hating ways to become a certified spreader of seasonal joy! The Grand Pier team packed up their sleigh, or perhaps just a very big van, and headed straight for the Bristol